Zander

Day 1
I am driving a snowmobile because there are not a lot of roads in the state. Although I am still driving I can still see some great things like the Sitka spruce named after the town of Sitka. I can also hear the water, which is the lowest point in Alaska. I saw the state animal the moose the largest one found weighs 1,400 pounds. Their antlers also grow up to 5 feet long.

I am wearing a coat that has the constellation the big dipper on it outlined by blue. The reason I am wearing it is because the state flag has the big dipper with blue around it.

Day 2
This is my second day driving to Anchorage. In the morning I saw the state bird willow ptarmigan in the trees by the tent. I still cannot see the lights of anchorage in the distance. My snowmobile was starting to run out of gas after I left.

In the afternoon my snowmobile ran out of gas so I had to take some time to refill it with my spare gas can. In the water I saw some king salmon (the state fish) the king salmon when they are just born they have a food sac on them. They live in salt water but go into fresh water to lay eggs.

When I was driving through the forest at night I stopped to look at the state flower forget-me-not. Now I put up camp and started hopping I can get to anchorage tomorrow.

**Day 3**
When I got up I pack up the tent and prepared for a long drive this day. As I was driving to Anchorage I saw the Copper River by the side of the path I was driving on. The Copper River is one of the largest rivers in my state. Later I saw a sign in the snow that said Alaska the last Frontier the reason it got that name because it does not have a lot of population and much of it hasn’t been discovered yet.

In the afternoon I saw a moose with its family. The moose can weigh up to 1,400 pounds. Their antlers can grow up to 5 feet long. I drove past before it could attack me. I also saw the state tree the Sitka Spruce. It was named after the town Sitka. It was getting dark so when I looked up I saw the big and little dipper and the North Star. They are both on the state flag.

Since it was getting to midnight I made camp for the night. When I got in bed I think to myself I hope I get to Anchorage tomorrow.

**Day 4**
I now can see the lights coming from Anchorage. Although my gas in my snowmobile is very low I might be able to get to anchorage without refilling my snowmobile. When I was driving I saw the Yukon River. It is the largest river in the state it is over 1,875 miles long. I have not run out of gas yet and I am very close to Anchorage. Anchorage by the way has a population of 260,283 and is the largest city in the state. Japanese and Asian people also live there. I finally got to Anchorage after 4 days of driving I finally got here. As soon as I got there I went into a hotel and rented a room and went to sleep.

**Day 5**
When I got up this morning I went down stairs to eat breakfast in the hotel lobby. I rented a car to go Denali national park. Denali national park is the national park that was built around Mt. McKinley. As I was getting in my car I saw the governor of Alaska, Sarah Paling, she became a governor on December 4th 2010. Her running group is a republican group. As I finished talking with her I went to Denali national park and looked around for a while. I saw some great things like the state insect the spot skimmer dragonfly. They call it the spot skimmer dragonfly because it has spots all over it. When I was finished I went back to the hotel and ate super and then went to my room and went to bed.

Day 6
As I left my hotel room I got dressed and went down stairs and ate breakfast. After breakfast I left for Denali national park. When I got there I took a quick look around then I left for Kootenai national park. After I got there I went to the path by the water. Kootenai national park borders the Gulf of Alaska. I could see the King Salmon jumping in the water. Some facts about them are they live in salt water but go into fresh water to mate. Newly hatched King Salmon called Alevins have a food sac on them.

After I was done I went to Nikola. When I got there I saw a sign that said lowest temperature in record is –80f. It happened on June 23 1971. Highest temperature in record is 100f. It happened on June 27 1915. After I read the sign I found a hotel rented a room and went to sleep.